The Washington Timesreprots that the White House is taking partial credit for the drop in the number of unaccompanied children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border in recent weeks. White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reports that preliminary data show that, last month, an average of 355 children were apprehended each day along the border in the Rio Grande Valley. Thus far in July, that number has dropped to an average of about 150 a day.

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White House takes credit for drop in unaccompanied children at border

The Washington Timesreprots that the White House is taking partial credit for the drop in the number of unaccompanied children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border in recent weeks. White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reports that preliminary data show that, last month, an average of 355 children were apprehended each day along the border in the Rio Grande Valley. Thus far in July, that number has dropped to an average of about 150 a day.